Two homes could be demolished for a townhouse development in Mississauga

A proposal to demolish two homes in Mississauga comes up for consideration next week.

The property owner of 12 and 16 Ontario St. W. in Streetsville would like to remove the homes to make way for a townhome development, according to a report to the Jan. 6 Heritage Advisory Committee.

Both properties are listed on the heritage registry, but neither is designated.

The first owner of 12 and 16 Ontario St. W. was Timothy Street, who acquired all of Streetsville from The Crown in 1820. Henry Rutledge was the second owner of the properties and the surrounding area.

Both Street and Rutledge were instrumental in the establishment of Streetsville, however, there are no buildings on the Ontario Street properties from that time period, the report notes.

The home at 12 Ontario St. W. was a Trinity Anglican Church Rectory, built for Reverend Reverend Robert Jackson McGeorge in circa 1843, but it wasn’t originally on this property.

The current home at 12 Ontario St. W. (Photo: Google Maps)

The one-storey house with a glass cupola was on the west side of Credit River, near the Orange Hall, historic records note. It was still standing in 1922, but was later bought by entrepreneur Fred Ward and moved to its present position on Ontario Street.

Martin Gafney with the early Anglican rectory in the background. (Photo: Streetsville Historical Society via Hilda Arch)

However, the home has undergone multiple reconstructions, and its original form and integrity as the former rectory are no longer evident, the report states.

The exact date of construction of the home at 16 Ontario St. W. is unknown but it is believed to have been built sometime after 1939. It appears on a 1954 aerial photo. The home doesn’t have any links to historical figures in Streetsville, nor does it have any rare or unique features.

The current home at 16 Ontario St. W. (Photo: Google Maps)

The report finds that the homes do not merit designation under the Ontario Heritage Act.

City of Mississauga staff recommend approving the request for demolition.

The townhomes proposed for the property would include elements of the Georgian Revival Style and the Neoclassical style, both with a modern flair, the report states.

An image of the proposed new townhomes as seen from Ontario Street. (Rendering: W.E. Oughtred & Associates Inc)

For more information, see the Jan. 6 committee reports and agenda here.

Lead photo: Google Maps